Cyperaceae

Gahnia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 51 (1776)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific and New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Fiji, Hainan, Hawaii, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Thailand, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
{Balgooy, V.; Stuessy} [4131] United States K002774923 Yes
Drummond, J. [s.n.] Australia K000960147 Isotype Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P. [6319] Australia K002774527 Yes
Jacob, M. [8260] Indonesia K002774206 Yes
Croft, J.R.; Hope, G.S. [LAE68022] Papua New Guinea K002774280 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Frank, K. [8936; NSW 364112] Australia K000307776 Type Yes
Baumann-Bodenheim, M.G. [15123] K002774919 Yes
Barrabé, L. [1468] New Caledonia K001765765 Yes
Argent, G.; et al [9542] Philippines K002774203 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [113] K002774922 Yes
{Nangkat, N.; Ismail, S.; Salleh, A.M.; Ibrahim, A.; Talip, M.; Ali Nordin M. H.; Zulkefli, I.} [15207] Brunei K002774204 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6275] Papua New Guinea K002774279 Yes
{H. St. John; Maireau, J.} [15575] K002774921 Yes
{Aeu (exp. Lundguist)} [701] K002774275 Yes
King, H.J. [s.n.] Australia K002774752 Yes
Woods, P.J.B. [3077] Papua New Guinea K002774283 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [3292] Malaysia K002411451 Yes
van Borssum Waalkes, J. [2224] K002774205 Yes
Raynal [17471] Indonesia K002774278 Yes
King, H.J. [s.n.] Australia K002774753 Yes
Argent, G.; Sandham, J. [86/183] Papua New Guinea K002774276 Yes
Schodde, R. [1759] Papua New Guinea K002774282 Yes
Eyma, P.J. [2743] K002774207 Yes
Schodde, R. [5495] Papua New Guinea K002774281 Yes
Bau, B.B.; Rogier de Kok; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Baker, W.J.; Damas, K. [LAE 88472] Papua New Guinea K002774277 Yes
Mueller [s.n.] Australia K002774751 Yes
Hürlimann, H. [2250] K002774920 Yes
Tepper, J.G.O. [80] Australia K002774754 Yes
Howard, F. [514] Australia K002774750 Yes
Hunt, D. [2493] Australia K002774623 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Johns, R.; Moeljono, S.; Jitmau, M.; Warpur, M. [8019] Indonesia K002774284 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Telford, I.R. [2485] Australia K002774749 Yes
Muroh, K. [San 73588] Malaysia K002774208 Yes
Diell, J. [47] United States Lampocarya K004000017 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0